Tag: painting
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bloodwork: …accidentally going to kill me (artist interpretation)
The Kavangaugh hearing is what lead to this entire body of work. Christine Blasey Ford’s brave and vulnerable testimony flooded my social media with women sharing their own experiences and gratitude for Ford’s selfless willingness to speak up in a culture that will do everything to discredit her. This event was triggering for every woman I know.
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bloodwork: i am someone’s daughter too (artist interpretation)
This. This speech felt like everything to me. The entire point I’ve been working to express with this series of work. I watched the response from Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Representative Yoho’s complete gaslighted non-apology. She was so articulate and sincere, speaking to the everyday lived experiences that are simply existing as a woman in […]
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Intuitive Artistic Evolution
I began intuitive painting back in 2014. I was trying to work through Julia Cameron’s The Artist Way for the second time. I found Flora Bowley’s Brave Intuitive Painting book while standing in line at a Michael’s and bought it on a whim. For Christmas, my parents bought me admission to her Bloom True intuitive […]
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Layers: Moses
This is the second cat portrait I did as a Thank You gift two my nice neighbors. His name is Moses, and he only has 3 legs, and I love him.
Carly Swenson • Intuitive Artist 